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The Outfit

- Everyone has something up their sleeve.

Leonard is an English tailor who used to craft suits on London’s world-famous Savile Row. After a personal tragedy, he’s ended up in Chicago, operating a small tailor shop in a rough part of town where he makes beautiful clothes for the only people around who can afford them: a family of vicious gangsters.

Release Date : 2022-02-25

Language :EnglishJapaneseMandarinPortugueseFrench

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Focus FeaturesFilmNation EntertainmentUnified TheoryScoop Productions

Production Country : United KingdomUnited States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : Leonard Burling

Original Name : Mark Rylance

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mable Shaun

Original Name : Zoey Deutch

Gender : Female

Character Name : Francis

Original Name : Johnny Flynn

Gender : Male

Character Name : Richie Boyle

Original Name : Dylan O'Brien

Gender : Male

Character Name : Roy Boyle

Original Name : Simon Russell Beale

Gender : Male

Character Name : Violet LaFontaine

Original Name : Nikki Amuka-Bird

Gender : Female

Character Name : Monk

Original Name : Alan Mehdizadeh

Gender : Male

Character Name : FBI Agent

Original Name : Johnathan McClain

Gender : Male

Character Name : Customer

Original Name : Scoop Wasserstein

Gender : Male

Character Name : La Fontaine Bodyguard 1

Original Name : Chiedu Agborh

Gender : Male

Character Name : La Fontaine Bodyguard 2

Original Name : Michael Addo

Gender : Male

Character Name : Gangster 2

Original Name : Michal Forejtek

Gender : Male

Character Name : Stephen

Original Name : Bmcabana Sf

Gender : Male

Character Name : Tall Customer

Original Name : John Gumley-Mason

Gender : Male

Character Name : Stocky Customer

Original Name : Stephen Knox

Gender : Male

Character Name : Gangster 3

Original Name : Lauris Karklins

Gender : Male

Character Name : Gangster 1

Original Name : Steve Chatfield

Gender : Male

Character Name : Gangster 4

Original Name : William Keetch

Gender : Male

Character Name : Gangster 5

Original Name : Ryan Hall

Gender : Male

Reviews

r96sk

@r96sk

2022-04-13

Whatta film! 'The Outfit' is excellent. Second time in roughly three weeks that I've had the pleasure of seeing a Mark Rylance flick on the big screen and again he delivers - such a reliable actor. The other release was 'The Phantom of the Open', which is very good but both the film and Rylance's performance is bettered here. A thoroughly enjoyable showing from him as Leonard Burling. Things start off extremely strongly with a terrific opening scene with Rylance's Burling, so I was praying that it would keep that high level and I'm pleased to say that - in my opinion, of course - it absolutely did. There's a bit at the end that I was initially unsure about, though upon further thought I enjoyed it just as much as the rest. One element of this 2022 production actually stays the same from start-to-finish, I won't say what but early on I thought it may limit proceedings but if anything it just adds to the overall vibe of it all. The support cast, meanwhile, are all faces I didn't know before now, though every one of them give good performances - standouts being Johnny Flynn and Nikki Amuka-Bird.

Peter McGinn

@narrator56

2022-05-17

I will give any production with Mark Ryland in it a try, ever since I first noticed him in Wolf Hall. I enjoyed this film, with its taut script, realistic dialogue and several plot twists, which I won’t even mention for fear of giving things away. This movie manages to be a noir piece, even though it doesn’t venture out into the dark and moody streets of Chicago. It is a set piece, taking place in one man’s tailor shop. I wonder if a theatrical production on Broadway is inevitable? There are plenty of bad guys to be found here, but with enough shading of humanity as to make us root for a few of them over the others. But the script doesn’t care who you root for — the plot is the plot and it will runs its headlong course and draw us along with it. Despite the periodic outbursts of violence, this is more a drama than a thriller. It reminds me of what Hitchcock is supposed to have said. Suspense isn’t a bomb exploding but rather it is wondering if it will go off. Of course, in thrillers, if you have a bomb, it must explode at some point. This movie isn’t that predictable. The Outfit isn’t just a drama; it is a character study, and Ryland’s character bears up well under the plot’s scrutiny.

The Movie Mob

@mooney240

2022-09-03

**Overall : a talented cast and smart story craft a clever mystery that is worth a watch.** An unsuspecting tailor attempts to survive a night filled with betrayal and danger as his shop is used as a temporary safe house by mobsters. The Outfit plays out similarly to a game of Clue as the hunt for the mole takes twists and turns in the tiny tailor's shop. As the story unfolds, it's surprising who the true mastermind is being all the bloodshed.

The Movie Mob

@mooney240

2022-09-03

Nathan

@TitanGusang

2023-01-06

The Outfit is an isolated who-done it set in the late 1950's as a group of mobsters desperately try to find the rat in their crime organization. The setting was superb and nostalgic, and the set is fixed to one room for the entire film, which really aided in the paranoia of the film. This isolation led to the film primarily being carried by dialogue and exposition, which was superb here. The script and dialogue were complex and clever, and the performances worked great in conjunction with it. Mark Rylance stole the show, he was sweet and calm, but had suspiciousness to him that led the audience to believe he knew more than he was letting on. He outshined everyone in this film. Zoey Deutch was lackluster as she really didn't seem to play a character that was believable. Her delivery was very modern day. Johnny Flynn and Dylan O'Brien were fine, but Simon Russell Beale was a surprise. For the small time he was here, I really enjoyed his menacing presence and his chemistry with Rylance. This film has multiple layers of mystery to it, and it was a joy to watch them unfold on the screen. However, I believe that there was too much towards the end. I was very satisfied with the twists and turns up to the end of the film, but then they just became absurd and over the top. I really did not connect with the final few twists and ultimately it hurts the enjoyment of the film in totality. Score: 81% Verdict: Great